Reconsidering secularism and historical narrative of christianity

Kubra Aytac F.

Religion and Theology, vol.27, no.1-2, pp.153-162, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 1-2
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1163/15743012-bja10005
  • Journal Name: Religion and Theology
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, ATLA Religion Database, Old Testament Abstracts Online, Religion and Philosophy Collection
  • Page Numbers: pp.153-162
  • Keywords: secularism, secularisation, Christianity, religion, pastoral psychology
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2020 Brill Academic Publishers. All rights reserved.In this review article, Graeme Smith, A Short History of Secularism, is reviewed with its main arguments regarding secularisation debate. A radical reconsideration of secularism and its social history, starting with the Greeks and continuing to modernity and the contemporary period, are offered by this book. The book's attempt to construct a historical narrative of Christianity is an essential contribution to literature. It highlights the changes Christianity is exposed to as it moved across Europe and different mindsets that influenced people during this period. Students who are interested in studies in pastoral psychology, religion, and secularism are the primary audience for this monograph. However, anyone interested in the secularism debate will find it interesting.